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Vox Pop: Jamaicans share mixed views on new taxes on sweetened beverages, cigarettes, pure alcohol
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Vox Pop: Jamaicans share mixed views on new taxes on sweetened beverages, cigarettes, pure alcohol
February 13 06:12 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—With Finance Minister Fayval Williams announcing that a tax will be imposed on sweetened non-sugary and other items such as cigarett...
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NBA star Chris Paul retires at age 40 after 21 seasons
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NBA star Chris Paul retires at age 40 after 21 seasons
February 13 04:50 PM
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Chris Paul, a 12-time NBA All-Star point guard, announced his retirement on Friday in a social media post after the 4...
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Abandoned for decades: Bellevue CEO Suzette Buchanan calls for greater family support
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Abandoned for decades: Bellevue CEO Suzette Buchanan calls for greater family support
BRIAN PITTER Observer writer 
February 13 04:21 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —During a recent tour of Bellevue Hospital, Chief Executive Officer Suzette Buchanan highlighted the urgent need for increased famil...
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‘Education cannot be sidelined’: NSSC calls for urgent action at Petersfield High
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‘Education cannot be sidelined’: NSSC calls for urgent action at Petersfield High
February 13 04:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Region 4 arm of the National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) is urging immediate and coordinated intervention over the cont...
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Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer
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Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer
February 13 03:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—After several years in gestation, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) recently launched Jamaica’s Multidimensional Poverty Inde...
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Gramps Morgan and Antigua PM Gaston ‘Gassy Dread’ Browne set to release Reparations
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Gramps Morgan and Antigua PM Gaston ‘Gassy Dread’ Browne set to release Reparations
February 13 03:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Multi-Grammy winning artiste Gramps Morgan has teamed up with Gassy Dread, the musical persona of Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minist...
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BGLC donates generator to Roger Clarke High to help restore normalcy
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BGLC donates generator to Roger Clarke High to help restore normalcy
February 13 02:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has donated a generator to Roger Clarke High School in Balaclava, St Elizabeth,...
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Trump says he will visit Venezuela as US waives oil sanctions
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Trump says he will visit Venezuela as US waives oil sanctions
February 13 02:10 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that he planned to visit Venezuela and reiterated satisfaction wit...
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Abandoned for decades: Bellevue CEO Suzette Buchanan calls for greater family support
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Abandoned for decades: Bellevue CEO Suzette Buchanan calls for greater family support
BRIAN PITTER Observer writer 
February 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —During a recent tour of Bellevue Hospital, Chief Executive Officer Suzette Buchanan highlighted the urgent need for increased famil...
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Bellevue Hospital warns of post-holiday depression spike
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Bellevue Hospital warns of post-holiday depression spike
January 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the holiday spirit fading, decorations coming down and lights dimming as the reality of the new year and returning to work se...
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Bellevue Hospital urges families to bring loved ones home for Christmas
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Bellevue Hospital urges families to bring loved ones home for Christmas
December 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica –As Jamaicans prepare to celebrate the Christmas season, Bellevue Hospital is calling on families to visit their relatives who are a...
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Bellevue Hospital leads national call for suicide prevention
September 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State-run mental facility, Bellevue Hospital, joined the global observance of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, with a...
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Lack of fit-for-purpose facility for mentally-ill offenders continues to pose challenges
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Lack of fit-for-purpose facility for mentally-ill offenders continues to pose challenges
DANA MALCOLM, Observer Online reporter, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 7, 2025
A witness to Mario Deane’s deadly beating in 2014 said during his testimony that inmates had dubbed as the “unsound mind cell” the lock-up that Deane ...
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Vox Pop: Jamaicans share mixed views on new taxes on sweetened beverages, cigarettes, pure alcohol
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NBA star Chris Paul retires at age 40 after 21 seasons
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Chris Paul, a 12-time NBA All-Star point guard, announced his retirement on Friday in a social media post after the 4...
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‘Education cannot be sidelined’: NSSC calls for urgent action at Petersfield High
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‘Education cannot be sidelined’: NSSC calls for urgent action at Petersfield High
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Region 4 arm of the National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) is urging immediate and coordinated intervention over the cont...
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Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer
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Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—After several years in gestation, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) recently launched Jamaica’s Multidimensional Poverty Inde...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Gramps Morgan and Antigua PM Gaston ‘Gassy Dread’ Browne set to release Reparations
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Gramps Morgan and Antigua PM Gaston ‘Gassy Dread’ Browne set to release Reparations
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Multi-Grammy winning artiste Gramps Morgan has teamed up with Gassy Dread, the musical persona of Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minist...
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